13-C §642. Corporation's acquisition of its own shares
Title 13-C: MAINE BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT HEADING: PL 2001, C. 640, PT. A, §2 (NEW); PT. B, §7 (AFF)
Chapter 6: SHARES AND DISTRIBUTIONS HEADING: PL 2001, C. 640, PT. A, §2 (NEW); PT. B, §7 (AFF)
Subchapter 3: SUBSEQUENT ACQUISITION OF SHARES BY SHAREHOLDERS AND CORPORATION HEADING: PL 2001, C. 640, PT. A, §2 (NEW); PT. B, §7 (AFF)
§642. Corporation's acquisition of its own shares
1. Acquisition. A corporation may acquire its own shares. Shares so acquired constitute authorized but unissued shares.
[ 2001, c. 640, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF) .]
2. Prohibition on reissuance. If a corporation's articles of incorporation prohibit the reissue of the acquired shares, the number of authorized shares is reduced by the number of shares acquired.
[ 2001, c. 640, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF) .]
SECTION HISTORY
2001, c. 640, §A2 (NEW). 2001, c. 640, §B7 (AFF).